The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-18
Communicated.

mixed with and talked to a grea
many Of the people from all por
tons of the county-have visited
the Forks of Elkhorn. The Forks
precinct is nearly solid for the pro
posed railroad. Those who were
violently opposed have cooled
off," Some Of them now say they
will not vote at all, others will
take no active part against it. In
all the conversations | have had,
but two or three have refused to
listen, or rather refused to be con-
WINGED. In conversation with a
man from Benson. | made point
if this road was built, the L. & N.
would shorten the route to Louis
vile, by building a road from Ben
son to Shelbyville, thus making
the distance to Louisville thirteen
miles shorter than it now is by the
old route. He replied, that was
Just what he did not want, he had
one more road than he wanted. |
asked him to come out and hear
the speaking that would be there
soon, and, as just, sensible man,
be convinced he would be bene-
fitted. He replied that he never
listened to speaking Of any kind
except preaching. l asked him to
take some papers home with him
then and read. He replied he
never read. any thing. g. said
good bye, talk thrown way"
l learn from reliable authority
that the L. & N. road will, just as
soon as this road is built 1.-THE
Paris, Georgetown and Frankfort),
make the change spoken Of, giving
Frankfort. and the country be.
tween here and Benson, direct
communication with Shelbyville.
This will enable us to get the
wheat direct along this line from
Shelbyville, Bloomfield, Taylors'
vile, in place of bringing it as we
now do, by way of Anchorage
saving US money. l learn also
that the Louisville Southern, now
being built through Shelby,
Anderson and Mercer counties,
will extend branch road. here
also, as they could not afford to
leave this point out. So you see
what the results of the building of
this road will be. There is no
telling what it will result in.
One man l talked with made
this point, that he was afraid the
road would be built to George
town and 60 no further. / told
him it would be impossible, as it
now stood, to stop there, for this
reason, Franklin county voted first.
Bourbon county next. Ifeither of
these counties failed to vote the
tax that was an end of the project.
If both of these counties voted for
it. then Scott county would vote.
If Scott county voted against it,
this put an end to it also. So no
one need have any possible fear
of its stopping at Georgetown. l
will say further, it cannot stop
even at Paris, for the reason when
tine vote of Bourbon county is
taken it will be done with the un.
Outstanding the road is to extend
to a point seven rifles beyond
Paris. will say further. also, as
soon as Franklin, Scott and Bour-
bon vote, and vote favorably, |
Bath county will vote, and if she
casts a vote for it. Magoffin coun-
ty will vote, and SO on through all
the counties to the Virginia line,
connecting our road with the roads
running east and south from this
point, giving Frankfort shipping
points. in Tennessee. North and
South Carolina-points to which
we are shipping our flour-also a
line of competition to all eastern
points. A connection with the
Louisville Southern gives US COM
petition to all southern points.